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Here's hoping Steve Alford's word to UCLA lasts more than 10 days

2013-03-30 13:32:00

What a greasy, slimy business. Working on an oil rig? Well, that too,�but I was thinking of college athletics. To quote from an old Broadway tune, "What kind of fool am I?" Eleven days ago I thought New Mexico Coach Steve Alford was the perfect...

Gregg Marshall's success at Wichita State isn't a Shocker to him

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Wichita State Coach Gregg Marshall can't wait to get the Shockers to Los Angeles for the West Regional at Staples Center. His ninth-seeded team meets No. 13 La Salle in Thursday night's battle of NCAA overlooked underdogs. Two wins in the West earns one...

NCAA Tournament: Harvard stuns No. 3-seeded New Mexico, 68-62

2013-03-21 23:15:00

SALT LAKE CITY -- Harvard didn’t stand a clam chowder chance. New Mexico was too tall and too strong. The outcome seemed decided in a routine eyeball test during pregame layup drills. But bigger isn’t always better, right? PHOTOS: 2013...

Little Southern comfort for No. 1 Gonzaga

2013-03-21 19:56:00

SALT LAKE CITY — What a sight it was seeing Gonzaga star center Kelly Olynyk consoling a distraught opponent who fell just short of pulling off one of the great upsets in NCAA tournament history. Southern guard Derick Beltran was bent over at half...

He comes for college basketball but the Winter Olympics break out

2013-03-21 12:12:00

SALT LAKE CITY — I opened the drapes Thursday morning and saw snow everywhere. Was it a dream or was it really March 21? What year was it? Who was president? �I was in that foggy state of early-morning rising. Panicked I would miss Bode Miller...

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Jim Burton column

2013-05-15 06:54:03

The first time or two, I figured it was just good public relations. Now, I'm positive it's more than that. When visiting draft prospects come to workout for the Jazz at the team's practice facility, it's only a matter of time before the names Stockton...

Scoreboard: March 25

2013-03-24 22:13:00

|TODAY| |COLLEGE SOFTBALL| Presentation at Bethany Lutheran Triangular in Rosemount, Minn., day two of two, vs. Finlandia, 12:30 p.m, and vs. Bethany Lutheran, 4:30 p.m. � |TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore...

Kenyatta Smith, Harvard have NCAA run ended by Arizona

2013-03-23 17:59:00

Having won its first-ever NCAA Tournament game on Thursday with an upset of third-seeded New Mexico, Harvard’s men’s basketball team, with starting center Kenyatta Smith out of Flintridge Prep, was looking for another upset and more history....

Scoreboard -- March 23, 2013

2013-03-23 22:22:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Men’s College Basketball--National Invitation Tournament, St. John’s at Virginia, 10 a.m. (ESPN); NCAA Division I Tournament, Ohio State vs. Iowa State, 11 a.m. (CBS), Indiana vs. Temple, 1:30 p.m. (CBS), Kansas vs....

Scoreboard: March 23

2013-03-22 22:04:00

LATEST LINE

2013-03-23 02:30:06

--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- By J. McCarthy --------------------------------------- Chicago is only 10-24 against the spread its last 34 home games. The Bulls are 4-10 against the spread their last...

Scoreboard: March 22

2013-03-22 01:05:24

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD Al Sahli Invitational (Class B), Barnett Center, 1 p.m. field events, 3 p.m. running events MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Division I Tournament Minnesota (20-12) vs. UCLA (25-9), 9 p.m. on truTV at the Frank...

Kelly Olynyk #13 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs drives to the basket against the Southern Jaguars during the second round of the 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament at EnergySolutions Arena on March 21, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

2013-03-21 17:48:00